Incidence and etiology of sports-related sudden cardiac death in DenmarkImplications for preparticipation screening

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1365-1371

  Holst, Anders Gaarsdal ^a,b   Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a,b   Theilade, Juliane ^a,b   Kristensen, Ingrid Bayer ^c   Thomsen, Jørgen Lange ^d   Ottesen, Gyda Lolk ^a   Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup ^a,b,e   Haunsø, Stig ^a,b,e   Prescott, Eva ^f   Tfelt Hansen, Jacob ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Athletes; Epidemiology; Preparticipation screening; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOPSY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; EXERCISE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DENMARK; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957260175     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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